What kind of country was the Shang Mo Kingdom?
Humans and animals were actually able to coexist in harmony.
A thought suddenly occurred to me. "Don't the people here eat meat?"
The woman turned to look at me, fear in her eyes. "Eat meat? Whose meat?"
I froze. "Where I come from, humans raise livestock specifically for human consumption."
The woman's eyes widened. "How could you do something like that?"
Just as I had thought, since they could coexist peacefully with animals, they most likely did not eat them.
I said, "I don't want to deceive you. That really is how things are where I come from. It isn't because we're cruel; it's simply the inevitable result of the food chain."
"The food chain?" She looked utterly confused.
So I explained the concept to her.
"So, to satisfy your appetites, you can disregard the lives of those animals. But have you ever considered that they are living beings too? They have families, emotions, and the same right to live as we do!" Her voice trembled, as though she had heard something unimaginable.
"But many animals where I come from don't possess intelligence like that scorpion."
"You're wrong. Not every animal has intelligence like that scorpion or can communicate with humans, but that isn't their fault. You can't casually decide their fate just because they can't communicate with us or serve our social system, can you? What you do isn't deciding their fate anymore—it's slaughter. Complete and utter slaughter!"
I was suddenly at a loss for words, unsure how to respond.
"All beings are equal. What makes you think you are superior to those animals? Perhaps you think you are smarter than them, but is that really true? It isn't. Many animals that have awakened their intelligence have IQs that even